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Game: Backyard Baseball 2001Console: PC
Cheat:
Skip opening sequence
Press [Esc] to skip through the opening sequence.@@
Play as Mr. Clanky
Enter the clubhouse. Hold [Shift] and click on Mr. Clanky (the small robot on the shelf). A sound will confirm correct code entry. Mr. Clanky will appear on the bench in single game mode.
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Big heads and feet
Press [Alt] ,1, 2, 3, when you first log on to have big heads and feet with the any batter that comes to the plate.
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Special pitch
To get a special pitch, strike out a batter when you are pitching.
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Automatic fielding
When the CPU hits the ball, click on first base to field the ball and throw it to first automatically.
English-speaking Pablo Sanchez
At the player selection screen or close up on Pablo Sanchez, hold [Shift] + [Enter] and click once on Pablo's picture.Super player
Create a team that is all pink, then pick Maria Luna to be on your team. They should now be rated as 10 Batting, 10 Running, 9 Pitching, and 9 Fielding.Easy hit
Select Pete Wheeler to be on your team. When he is at the plate, have him bunt. If it is a fair ball, he will get on base about 99% of the time. You can then easily steal bases with him.Easy homerun
Hit a ball on a fly out of view in left or right field in fair territory in any stadium, and it will be counted as a homerun. At Steele Stadium, hit the ball on the shack in center field and it will be counted as a homerun.Easy ground rule double
Hit a ball on bounce out of view in left or right field in fair territory in any stadium, and it will be counted as a ground rule double.Easy strike outs
Before you throw a pitch, click on it and watch the pitcher. If the pitcher nods his head yes, throw the pitch and it should be a strike. If the pitcher shakes his head no, do not throw that ball and find a different pitch. Continue to throw pitches that the pitcher nods "yes" to until the batter is struck out. Note: This trick works most, but not all, of the time.In the middle of any game, your pitcher will naturally start to lose juice. However, you do not have to change pitchers. Try to throw strikes as much as possible until you have absolutely no juice remaining. You will not be able to see any red in the straw. Obviously the pitch target will now be very large. Choose any pitch. Aim the pitch directly for the kid's head. The ball should be on his head or very close to it. Click to throw the pitch, and even if the shaded region is not in the strike zone, the ball will still be a strike.
Barry Bonds walks out of park
Go to a single mode game. Play at Steele Stadium (the park with the shed) and have Barry Bonds on your team. Put Barry Bonds in left field. Then, intentionally allow the batter on the other team to hit and throw it to Barry Bonds. Make Barry Bonds go up to the fence, then click out of the park repeatedly. Also try the same thing where the fence and the bushes meet. If done correctly, Barry Bonds should walk out of the park.Good days and bad days
When you look at pictures of players in the background, it will be different colors. These colors are blue, orange, and green. When the background of a player is blue, that player is going to have a bad day. When the background of a player is orange, that player is going to have a great day. When a player's background is green, that player is going to have an average day.Manufacturer: Humongous Entertainment
Release Date: 14 June, 2000
Description:
Never face another rained-out ball game with this stunning simulator just for kids. Backyard Baseball 2001 lets you manage your own team through sunshine, hail, and hurricane. Whether you want to enjoy a single pickup match or maneuver through an entire season, this game will let you put the players you want on the field of your choice before pitting them against the toughest young players the Major Leagues have to offer.
Play in Backyard Baseball 2001 can be as simple or as difficult as you want it to be. While it is definitely useful to know a few simple statistics about your team members, it is not required. During play, batters may choose between power hits, line drives, bunts, and grounders as they try to hit the fiendishly clever pitches of the opposition. Once a hit is made, players direct runners from base to base. Unlike the earliest baseball simulators, where many decisions were made by the computer, this one puts the user in control of everything, encouraging a good sense of baseball tactics and discouraging rash play. (Stealing bases with a player who is not a good runner, for example, is a quick road to an out!) When pitching, players select from a menu of pitches and then give the pitcher a target within the batter's box for their throw. A hit transfers play to a wider view of the field, so you can direct the ball to whichever base the runner is headed for.
Backyard Baseball 2001 is an upgrade of an earlier game, and players familiar with the original Backyard Baseball will find that it is very similar in design and structure. Your favorite players (and their color commentators) have been carried over wholesale from the first game, complete with the same signature animations as they come up to bat. At first glance, in fact, the program may seem like it hasn't been spruced up much at all. However, the newer game allows players to join Major League ball teams, such as the Toronto Blue Jays, or to create their own team names and uniforms. Players may recruit or play against youthful versions of current sports superstars, such as Mark McGwire and Tony Gwynn. They can even create customized team members to shore up weaknesses in their outfield or custom-tweak an even deadlier pitcher. Another very welcome upgrade is Internet play, which takes the players on the virtual road, pitting them against teams managed by other players online.
The game design in Backyard Baseball 2001 is absolutely stellar. The interface is easy to use and entertaining. The eight ball fields each come with advantages and disadvantages to be puzzled out and exploited. Players themselves come from a pleasingly multicultural palette with a good age, gender, and ability mix. This game also carries over and expands on the original Backyard Baseball's zany sense of humor: a drinking-box gauge shows how much "juice" the pitcher still has, the patter of the commentators is pleasing and surprisingly nonrepetitive, and successful play is rewarded with power-ups for both pitcher and batter. These power-ups are hilarious--a hot pitcher can throw Fireballs, for example, which literally burn as they zoom past the luckless batter. Batters who do manage to hit these special pitches earn the right to try Crazy Bunts, which carom randomly around the field, or the (literally) Screaming Line Drives.
Young baseball enthusiasts will love this program, which combines entertainment and sports education in seamless combination. So put your team together, suit up, and play ball! --Alyx Dellamonica